Liverpool appointed their first ever sporting director in Michael Edwards on Friday morning.

Edwards has been promoted from his role as technical director at the club.

The Englishman will now lead the way with transfers, contract negotiations and other duties.

He has already shadowed chief executive Ian Ayre on such matters but will now have a bigger say after growing more influential at the club and creating a strong bond with the club’s American-based owners at Fenway Sports Group.

But Klopp insists the only players that will arrive at Anfield will be ones he has given the green light for the club to sign.

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“From my point of view it's a very natural decision”

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp on the club's appointment of a sporting director

And that means all blame for any mishaps in the transfer market will lie solely with the Kop boss rather than Edwards or anyone else involved in the signing of a player.

“From my point of view it's a very natural decision,” Klopp said.

“It's like when you have the right person, then you have to use this person in the right way and that's what we did since I was here.

“The work with Michael together was brilliant, full of faith, trust, all that you need. Transfers are going always the same way.

“The style maybe is different because it's possible whoever brings the player on the table, if it's me, my assistant, Michael, scouting department, we have a lot of things to watch and talk about.

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“And in the end I will always have the final say, maybe that's the most important thing for you to know.

“If something is wrong, was wrong or will be wrong in the future with transfers it's my responsibility.”

Because of the nature of the way Liverpool have done transfer business since FSG took over in 2010, there has been question marks if the various managers were happy with the players that were brought in or how much say they had in the signing.

There is a so called transfer committee which discuss targets and make decisions on signings, but since Klopp arrived last year he has had final say on signings.

Klopp, who encouraged the appointment of a sporting director, is enthusiastic about Edwards taking on the role to further help him identify new recruits.

He added: “I had the final say before. That's not actually news. Only moments when somebody is not happy with whatever and you ask here maybe - your player or his player? It's always my player.

“I can't blame anyone for anything. I can take the pressure. It's about the work. A lot of work behind the scenes. You need the best people you can get.

“In this business, the manager should not, is not allowed to be a one-man show. I'm a specialist in football things. I know a lot, but not everything, I like to have the best people around me.